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Salem as collector of the port. William Fairfax, son of 

 Henry Fairfax and grandson of Henry, the fourth Lord 

 Fairfax, "was born in IGDl. He served in the British 

 army, and was stationed for a time at St. Helena, and 

 subsequently at the Bahamas, where he married Sarah, 

 daughter of Major Walker, and was appointed Chief 

 Justice of the Island. About the year 1725, on account 

 of the imhealthiness of the climate, he removed to New 

 England, having received the appointment of collector 

 of customs of this port. In 1731 his wife died, leaving 

 him four children, one of whom, Anne, born in Salem, 

 married Lawrence Washington and afterwards George 

 Lee. William Fairfax subsequently married Deborah 

 Clark, daughter of Francis and Deborah (Gedne}'') Clark, 

 of Salem. In 1734 he accepted the ofier, to be the super- 

 intendent of the estates, of his cousin Thomas, the sixth 

 Lord Fairfax, who had become the proprietor of the 

 northern neck of Virginia, through his mother, Avho was 

 Catherine, daughter of Lord Culpepper. He soon after 

 removed from Salem, and at first took up his residence in 

 Westmoreland County, but subsequently removed to a 

 plantation called Bolvoir, fourteen miles below Alexan- 

 dria. He was collector of his majesty's customs for the 

 South Potomac, and for some time President of the 

 Council of Virginia. He died Sept. 3, 1757, aged sixt}-- 



Tliat about four years Since They all removed Down to tlie House ■\vliore Tliey 

 now Live, and Tliat slic olten Times since Ikis lie:iv<l the said En;j:lisli Say Ue liad 

 Given all his Household Goods to his Daus'hter Tou/.ell I'or lier and her (Jhihlrcn. 



The Mark. 

 ClIKISTIAN X SWASEV. 



Essex, 88. Salem, An;?. 2, 17;i-2. 



Then Christian Swascy made oath to the truth of the nforefroinji Deposition 

 (I'hillip lOiif^-lish. jun., and Wm. Browne heinj; present at the Ca)ition wlio objected 

 tliat their Father Mr. I'liillip Kuf^hsli .Sen. liatli not for these several ye:irs jiast 

 been of a sound and l)isi)oseing mind) and this evidencp is Taken to be in I'eipet- 



IJkx.j. Lvndk. 

 JJk.nj. Lyndk, Jun. 



Justice of ( )uoruui unus. 



